In a rare move, Los Angeles ex-deputy is charged in 2019 fatal shooting

Andrew Lyons is facing voluntary manslaughter and assault charges for killing Ryan Twyman while he was in his car

The Los Angeles district attorney has filed manslaughter charges against a former sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man in 2019, an extremely rare prosecution for an on-duty officer killing in the US.

Andrew Lyons, 37, is facing charges of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm for the 6 June 2019 killing of Ryan Twyman, in Willowbrook in south LA, the district attorney’s office announced on Thursday.